Patrick Wight Email & Phone Number

Haidian District, Beijing, China

I am a course instructor in AP World History, Sociology and English Literature.

Online

Since 2017, I am an External Examiner in Global Politics/Human Rights for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. This involves using their online system each spring to grade final exams and essays submitted by graduating students in the IB program.

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

For the 2023-2024 academic year I was a faculty lecturer at Okanagan College in Kelowna, British Columbia. In the fall semester I taught the following courses: introduction to politics, introduction to international development, global politics and Canadian public administration. In the winter semester I taught courses on the politics of human rights.

I was the Executive Editor at Ethiopia Insight, an online publication founded in 2018 by William Davison, Senior Ethiopia Analyst at the International Crisis Group. Ethiopia Insight publishes viewpoint pieces and investigative journalism on all aspects of Ethiopian politics written primarily by Ethiopian authors of all backgrounds, but also by foreign.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

In Winter 2022, I was the course lecturer for INTD397 - Conflict and Development in the Global South, at McGill University's Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID) and AFRI598 - Research Seminar in African Studies at the Institute of Islamic and African Studies. I developed both courses based on my research interests. Due to Covid-19.

Guelph, Ontario

I was the teaching assistant for 23 courses in the fields of political science, history and International development. My responsibilities included marking assignments (midterms, finals, essays, presentations, online discussions and short papers), holding office hours, planning essays with students, taking over lectures and leading seminars. For three of.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia And Nairobi, Kenya

I conducted research in Ethiopia and Kenya for my Ph.D. dissertation. I first arrived in August 2014 and stayed until May 2015. I returned for six months in 2016 and in February- March 2019. I interviewed delegates in the peace process (government, opposition, civil society, opposition parties, and faith-based groups), IGAD mediators, regional experts.

I received an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) to fund my PhD field research for a total of $25,000.

Guelph, Ontario

I worked as the research assistant in a project on food security in Cameroon run by Dr. Even Fraser, Associate Professor in Geography and Dr. Lauren Sneyd, then a PhD Candidate in Geography/International Development. Translated from French to English and inputted data into excel spreadsheets of 85 qualitative research surveys in August/September 2012 and.

Chateauguay, Quebec

I worked as a substitute teacher at Howard S. Billings High School in all subjects, including History, Geography, English, French, Math, Science, Art and Gym.

Yaounde, Cameroon

I acted as the lead research assistant in Cameroon to Dr. Adam Sneyd, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Development at the University of Guelph, for a period of six weeks. We spent this time travelling around Cameroon interviewing actors involved in the production, regulation and certification of timber commodities. We interviewed.

Montreal, Quebec

I wrote approximately 60 articles relating to global, domestic and campus politics. I provided a weekly column titled “Over the Fence” summarizing the weekly events in international news. Often participated in weekly production nights.

Peru

I worked in the Sacred Valley near Cusco restoring Inca terraces and restoring a Spanish colonial church. I then worked at the Taricaya Conservation Reserve in Puerto Maldonado monitoring species life, forging trails, caring for injured or captive animals and working on a model farm.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Political Science And International Development

Master'S Degree, History And International Development

Bachelor'S Degree, History And Journalism

Diplôme D'Études Collégiales (Dec), Law And Society (Social Science)